Fix /etc/gateways

It has come to my attention that there is something bad going on with the /etc/gateways file on a lot of Linux machines.

The following was posted to
comp.os.linux.admin in late July by Cor Bosman:It has come to my
attention that there is something bad going on with the
/etc/gateways file on a lot of Linux machines. In an attempt to set
up routed on machines all over the
world. After some investigating these seemed to be all Linux
machines. I was then told by someone on comp.os.linux.admin that
the /etc/gateways file on most Linux distributions (at least all
the way since the first SLS distribution) have the following
information in /etc/gateways as an “example”:

193.78.33.42 is one of our Suns. I have never given
permission to include this in any Linux distribution. Since our
domain pays for incoming traffic also, this is costing me a lot of
money for no reason. I would therefore like to ask everyone running
routed to check their
/etc/gateways, and remove both lines mentioning 193.78.33.42. Even
if you don't run routed, I'd
appreciate it if you remove those entries. I would also ask that
this be removed from all future Linux distributions. Knowing who is
responsible for the questionable act is also something I'd be happy
to hear.

So: Please check your /etc/gateways file! There is a big
chance it will have illegal entries since I did not give permission
to use those defaults. This may cause unnecessary traffic for both
you and me. —Cor Bosman

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